Author: Wolfgang Battig
Date: 05:24:39 01/21/06
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...... >> No test is unfair as long as all engines play under >> the exact same conditions in my opinion. >> Best regards >> Kurt > > >Using different books (Hiarcs10.ctg for Hiarcs and Junior9.ctg for Rybka) means >that you are testing engines and books. I would expect Hiarcs to perform very >well in these conditions. If you want to test just a set of Hiarcs engine >parameters, then the book setup should be changed. > >In any case, in a 200 or so game match, if you end up with 1 out of every 6 >games with the exact same opening and the exact same colors, I think it would be >reasonable to question the test conditions. you are completely right. i think because of this, kurt talked about "EXACT SAME CONDITIONS"! this is only possible if you use testsuites (like Nunn or Noomen etc.) or at least same (neutral) book for both, for example one of the "Perfect"-books by Sedat Canbaz, 5-moves (like Kurt does) or something else. Wolfgang
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